The Process by Which Unchanging Information from the Senses of Taste

question 169

Multiple Choice

The process by which unchanging information from the senses of taste, touch, smell, and vision is "ignored" by the sensory receptor cells themselves is called ________.

• A) transformation
• B) sensory adaptation
• C) transmutation
• D) transduction

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Definitions:

Evolutionary Psychologists

Scientists who study the psychological adaptations of humans to the changing physical and social environment, focusing on how evolutionary principles explain human thoughts, feelings, and behaviors.

Anticipate Views

The ability to predict or consider how others might perceive or interpret events or actions.

Selective Attention

The cognitive process of focusing on specific stimuli while ignoring others, essential for information processing.

Natural Selection

The process by which organisms better adapted to their environment tend to survive and produce more offspring, a key mechanism of evolution.